MS 83 - Sir Thomas Smith's notebook

GEMMS Manuscript ID
GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT- 1392
(old series: GEMMS-MANUSCRIPT-1361)
Title
Sir Thomas Smith's notebook
Shelfmark
MS 83
Creation Date
ca. 1560 - 1580
Contents Note

This manuscript volume, formerly belonging to Sir Thomas Smith (1513-1577), contains letters, records of Smith's work as Justice of the Peace (from 1567 until 1571), accounts, receipts, inventories, and various miscellaneous notes. There are rough notes for at least one sermon (starting on f. 106r) and one prayer (starting on f. 157v); it is conjectured by the cataloguer for Scriptorium that these are not written in Smith's hand.

Material Features

Vellum binding.

Provenance

The early armorial bookplate of Sir William Smith of Hill Hall (1719-1777) can be found within the original binding.

Source of Data

Hannah Yip

Other Note

The title on the original binding ('Recognisances & Examinacions') is written in secretary hand.

Sermon Reports Contained
URLs
http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-QUEENS-00083/1 Digitised copy of Queens' College Library, MS 83 available on Scriptorium.
GEMMS record created
September 16, 2020
GEMMS record last edited
July 15, 2024